Bucs To Play Host To Bengals, Jets

SPORTS THIS MORNING

April 13, 1990

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Thursday they will play two preseason games at home against Cincinnati (Aug. 11) and the New York Jets (Aug. 30), plus travel to Jacksonville (Aug. 18) for a game against the New England Patriots and to Seattle to play the Seahawks (Aug. 24).

The Miami Dolphins have not announced the dates of their preseason games except for their home game against Denver (Aug. 25). The Dolphins also will play host to Minnesota and go on the road for games at Chicago and Philadelphia.

The NFL's regular-season schedule, normally released at this time of year, will not be announced until late April or early May. Completing the schedule has been delayed by the baseball strike, which caused some stadiums to be unavailable later than usual, plus demands of the new TV contracts and working out a ''blind date'' formula to accommodate playing 16 games over a 17-week span.